Hi Harry,My goodness! This is an unexpected honor, indeed, but remember...I couldn't have done it without you.Your incredibly creative and boldly expressive self-portraits have inspired innumerable fellow painters, including me.I'm honored to know you and will forever be in your debt for what you've given all of us. We all eagerly await your next painting, poem or discourse on matters of art and philosophy and especially your always encouraging and positive comments.Stay well and keep creating.Sincerely,Gary.

Though I have never actually met you, this is how I imagined you. Your very expressive self-portraits have given me a clue but the more realistic style seems to confirm my imaginings. It reflects the thoughtfulness of your writings.

Thank you so much everybody for your amazing comments. I'm so glad you appreciate Gary's work and I know he is very encourgaed reading your reactions.

I'm sorry i have not been able to write earlier and that i am am unable to reply individually now, which i would very much like to do, but i have had a recent illness and the convalescence is taking rather some time and has been preventing me from sitting at a computer for any length of time. I am fine and everything is healing well.

It has also been preventing me from painting, alas. So i have had nothing to show over recent weeks. I expect to be back in action well and truly by March.

Thanks again everyone for your visits and comments and your on-going support of this blog.

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Currently undertaking a Master of Contemporary Arts degree focusing on expressive mark-making in portrait painting with the School of Visual & Performing Arts, Univerity of Tasmania. In a previous incarnation Harry was a psychologist and educator researching personality and psycho-social climate of groups, for which he was awarded a PhD, but he gladly gave up teaching and conferencing to become a mumbling recluse dabbling in oils

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